USPTO Patents Application 09787292

United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
www.uspto.gov

NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE AND FEE(S) DUE

26694 7590 09/09/2003

VENABLE, BAETJER, HOWARD AND CIVILETTI, LLP
P.O. BOX 34385

WASHINGTON, DC 20043-9998

EXAMINER

GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

ART UNIT

CLASS-SUBCLASS

1634

DATE MAILED: 09/09/2003

435-006000

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO.

09/787,292 03/15/2001 Yoshimi Homma

TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CELL PROLIFERATIVE DISEASE

31671-169944

7573

APPLN. TYPE

SMALL ENTITY ISSUE FEE PUBLICATION FEE

TOTAL FEE(S) DUE

DATE DUE

nonprovisional NO $1300 $0 $1300 12/09/2003

THE APPLICATION IDENTIFIED ABOVE HAS BEEN EXAMINED AND IS ALLOWED FOR ISSUANCE AS A PATENT.
PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS CLOSED . THIS NOTICE OF ALLOWANCE IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS.
THIS APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM ISSUE AT THE INITIATIVE OF THE OFFICE OR UPON
PETITION BY THE APPLICANT. SEE 37 CFR L313 AND MPEP 1308.

THE ISSUE FEE AND PUBLICATION FEE (IF REQUIRED) MUST BE PAID WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THE
MAILING DATE OF THIS NOTICE OR THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED, THIS
STATUTORY PERIOD CANNOT BE EXTENDED . SEE 35 U.S.C. 151. THE ISSUE FEE DUE INDICATED ABOVE
REFLECTS A CREDIT FOR ANY PREVIOUSLY PAID ISSUE FEE APPLIED IN THIS APPLICATION. THE PTOL-85B (OR
AN EQUIVALENT) MUST BE RETURNED WITHIN THIS PERIOD EVEN IF NO FEE IS DUE OR THE APPLICATION WILL
BE REGARDED AS ABANDONED.

HOW TO REPLY TO THIS NOTICE:

L Review the SMALL ENTITY status shown above.

If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as YES, verify your current
SMALL ENTITY status:

A. If the status is the same, pay the TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown
above.

B. If the status is changed, pay the PUBLICATION FEE (if
required) and twice the amount of the ISSUE FEE shown above
and notify the United States Patent and Trademark Office of the
change in status, or

If the SMALL ENTITY is shown as NO:

A. Pay TOTAL FEE(S) DUE shown above, or

B. If applicant claimed SMALL ENTITY status before, or is now
claiming SMALL ENTITY status, check the box below and enclose
the PUBLICATION FEE and 1/2 the ISSUE FEE shown above.

□ Applicant claims SMALL ENTITY status.
See 37 CFR 1.27.

II. PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL should be completed and returned to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) with
your ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Even if the fee(s) have already been paid, Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be
completed and returned. If you are charging the fee(s) to your deposit account, section M 4b M of Part B - Fee(s) Transmittal should be
completed and an extra copy of the form should be submitted.

III. All communications regarding this application must give the application number. Please direct all communications prior to issuance to
Mail Stop ISSUE FEE unless advised to the contrary.

IMPORTANT* REMINDER: Utility patents issuing on applications filed on or after Dec. 12, 1980* may require payment of
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PART B - FEE(S) TRANSMITTAL

Complete and send this form, together with applicable fee(s), to: Mail Mail Stop ISSUE FEE

Commissioner for Patents
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450

or Fax (703)746-4000

INSTRUCTIONS: This form should be used for transmitting the ISSUE FEE and PUBLICATION FEE (if required). Blocks 1 through 4 should be completed where
appropriate. All further correspondence including the Patent, advance orders and notification of maintenance fees will be mailed to the current correspondence address as
indicated unless corrected below or directed otherwise in Block 1, by (a) specifying a new correspondence address; and/or (b) indicating a separate "FEE ADDRESS" for
maintenance fee notifications.

CURRENT CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS (Note: Legibly mark-up with any corrections or use Block 1)

26694

7590

09/09/2003

VENABLE, BAETJER, HOWARD AND CIVILETTI, LLP
P.O. BOX 34385

WASHINGTON, DC 20043-9998

Note: A certificate of mailing can only be used for domestic mailings of the
Fee(s) Transmittal. This certificate cannot he used for any other accompanying

Eapers. Each additional paper, such as an assignment or formal drawing, must
ave its own certificate of mailing or transmission.

Certificate of Mailing or Transmission

I hereby certify that this Fee(s) Transmittal is being deposited with the United
States Postal Service with sufficient postage for first class mail in an envelope
addressed to the Mail Stop ISSUE FEE address above, or being facsimile
transmitted to the USPTO, on the date indicated below.

(Depositor's name)

(Signature)

(Date)

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO.

09/787,292 03/15/2001 Yoshimi Homma

TITLE OF INVENTION: METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CELL PROLIFERATIVE DISEASE

31671-169944

7573

APPLN. TYPE

SMALL ENTITY

ISSUE FEE

PUBLICATION FEE

TOTAL FEE(S) DUE I DATE DUE

nonpro visional

NO

$1300

$0

$1300

12/09/2003

EXAMINER

ART UNIT

CLASS-SUBCLASS

GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

1634

435-006000

1. Change of correspondence address or indication of "Fee Address" (37
CFR 1.J63).

□ Change of correspondence address (or Change of Correspondence
Address form PTO/SB/ 122) attached.

□ "Fee Address" indication (or "Fee Address" Indication form
PTO/SB/47; Rev 03-02 or more recent) attached. Use of a Customer
Number is required.

2. For printing on the patent front page, list (1) the
names of up to 3 registered patent attorneys or
agents OR, alternatively, (2) the name of a single
firm (having as a member a registered attorney or
agent) and the names of up to 2 registered patent
attorneys or agents. If no name is listed, no name
will be printed.

3. ASSIGNEE NAME AND RESIDENCE DATA TO BE PRINTED ON THE PATENT (print or type)

PLEASE NOTE: Unless an assignee is identified below, no assignee data will appear on the patent. Inclusion of assignee data is only appropriate when an assignment has
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(A) NAME OF ASSIGNEE

(B) RESIDENCE: (CITY and STATE OR COUNTRY)

Please check the appropriate assignee category or categories (will not be printed on the patent);
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□ Issue Fee □ A check in the amount of the fee(s) is enclosed.

□ Publication Fee □ Payment by credit card. Form PTO-203 8 is attached.

□ individual □ corporation or other private group entity □ government

□ Advance Order - # of Copies _

□ The Director is hereby authorized by charge the required fee(s), or credit any overpayment, to
Deposit Account Number (enclose an extra copy of this form).

Director for Patents is requested to apply the Issue Fee and Publication Fee (if any) or to re-apply any previously paid issue fee to the application identified above.

(Authorized Signature)

(Date)

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Patent and Trademark Office,' 4iS. Department of Commerce, Alexandria, Virginia
22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR CCfMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.
SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, Alexandria, Virginia 223 13-1450.

Cinder the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no .persons are reauired;4> respond to .a*
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United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450
www.uspto.gov

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO. |

09/787,292

03/15/2001

Yoshimi Homma

31671-169944

7573

26694 7590 09/09/2003

VENABLE, BAETJER, HOWARD AND CIVILETTI, LLP
P.O. BOX 34385

WASHINGTON, DC 20043-9998

EXAMINER

GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

ART UNIT

PAPER NUMBER

1634

DATE MAILED: 09/09/2003

Determination of Patent Term Extension under 35 U.S.C. 154 (b)

(application filed after June 7, 1995 but prior to May 29, 2000)

The Patent Term Extension is 0 day(s). Any patent to issue from the above-identified application will include an
indication of the 0 day extension on the front page.

If a Continued Prosecution Application (CPA) was filed in the above-identified application, the filing date that
determines Patent Term Extension is the filing date of the most recent CPA.

Applicant will be able to obtain more detailed information by accessing the Patent Application Information Retrieval
(PAIR) system (http://pair.uspto.gov).

Any questions regarding the Patent Term Extension or Adjustment determination should be directed to the Office of
Patent Legal Administration at (703) 305-1383. Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be
directed to the Customer Service Center of the Office of Patent Publication at (703) 305-8283.

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Address: COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS
P.O. Box 1450

Alexandria, Virginia 223 J 3-1450
www.uspto.gov

APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. |

CONFIRMATION NO.

09/787,292

03/15/2001

Yoshimi Momma

31671-169944

7573

26694 7590 09/09/2003

VENABLE, BAETJER, HOWARD AND CIVILETTI, LLP
P.O. BOX 34385

WASHINGTON, DC 20043-9998

EXAMINER

GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE

ART UNIT

PAPER NUMBER

1634

DATE MAILED: 09/09/2003

Notice of Fee Increase on October 1, 2003

If a reply to a "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due" is filed in the Office on or after October 1, 2003, then the
amount due will be higher than that set forth in the "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due" since there will be an
increase in fees effective on October 1, 2003. See Revision of Patent Fees for Fiscal Year 2004 : Final Rule . 68 Fed.
Reg. 41532, 41533, 41534 (July 14, 2003).

The current fee schedule is accessible from (http://www.uspto.gov/main/howtofees.htm).

If the fee paid is the amount shown on the "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due" but not the correct amount in view
of the fee increase, a "Notice of Pay Balance of Issue Fee" will be mailed to applicant. In order to avoid processing
delays associated with mailing of a "Notice of Pay Balance of Issue Fee," if the response to the Notice of Allowance
is to be filed on or after October 1 , 2003 (or mailed with a certificate of mailing on or after October 1 , 2003), the
issue fee paid should be the fee that is required at the time the fee is paid. If the issue fee was previously paid, and the
response to the "Notice of Allowance and Fee(s) Due" includes a request to apply a previously-paid issue fee to the
issue fee now due, then the difference between the issue fee amount at the time the response is filed and the
previously-paid issue fee should be paid. See Manual of Patent Examining Procedure . Section 1308.01 (Eighth
Edition, August 2001).

Effective October 1, 2003, 37 CFR 1.18 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) through (c) to read as set forth below.
Section 1.18 Patent post allowance (including issue) fees,
(a) Issue fee for issuing each original or reissue patent,

except a design or plant patent:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a)) $665.00

By other than a small entity $1,330.00

(b) Issue fee for issuing a design patent:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a)) $240.00

By other than a small entity $480.00

(c) Issue fee for issuing a plant patent:

By a small entity (Sec. 1.27(a)) $320.00

By other than a small entity $640.00

Questions relating to issue and publication fee payments should be directed to the Customer Service Center of the
Office of Patent Publication at (703) 305-8283.

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